Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1887-07-15
VOL. XIV.
NEWS IN GENERAL.
DOMESTIC.

Supt Bell says he is doing all in his power
to expedite foreign mails to and from Boston,
and that Boston importers do not seem to un-
derstand the matter
Guy c. HotchkiSs, after secluded life OF
20 years in California, returns to his family
in Brooklyn, and becomes the possessor of
$4,000, 900, which his father left.
John L. Sullivan is to make tour of Nova
Scotia and then go to England
A rich gold bearing quartz has been dis
covered i'll Michigan.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland are
spending this week in New York State.
Secretary Whitney sold his "Grasslandsn
estate to two South Carolina gentlemen and
realized profit of $751; 900.
Archbishop Corrigan has promulgated the
decree communicating Rev. DR.. McGlynn.
There is opposition in the knights of Labor
to the new constitution and the executive Of
ficers.
-Four Americans were butchered by
Apaches in the Southwest, and there is wild
excitement over their bloody work
A story which has been widely circulated
concerning marriage of Buffalo Bill with
Washington woman, and of divorce, is not
true Buffalo Bill never was married but
once. He married Mrs. Cody many years
ago at or near Leavenworth. She resides
oEOiA 11ulidlO Dill ldllCu bb 4NOIbt ldbJt,
Neb., and has borne three children, the oldest
OF whom, Miss Arta Cody, is now in London.
"Ostler Joe" has been dramatized, and was
recently presented in Deadwood, Oak.
The big strike at Delamater's iron works in
New York is ended.
Never since the trial of Joe Mackin, the
ballot box stuffer, has the United States court
room at Chicago been as crowded as it was to
hear Roscoe Conkling make his speech in the
great patent suit growing out of the manu-
tacture of wax paraffine paper. Dignified
judges and attorneys mounted windowsills
and chung to the walls to catch word from
the great orator, When Conkling began to
speak, the fans that had been in motion all
over the court room were laid aside, and the
silence was unbroken for hours save by his
voice Lawyers agree that the speech was
the ablest, most interesting and most effect
lively sarcastic ever delivered in patent case.
Mr.. Conkling receives 1000 for his weeks
work in Chicago.
A crowd of citizens of Park Ridge, N. j.,
drove Evangelist Mason out of town and cut
off his beard. The fanatic was dragged out
of the house of Mrs. Berry, and hustled
towards the railway station. On the rail
way platform the prisoners long hair and
beard were clipped and he was then locked
up i'll q neighboring barn under guard till the
arrival of the train, when he was shipped to
New York.
A trestle work bridge in course of con.
struction ON the Illinois Central road, near
| Lombard, Ill. collapsed, killing two men and
mortally wounding another, while inficting
serious injuries on still two others. The
bridge had just been passed upon favorably
by the railroad company's chief engineer.
Less than Is minutes work remained to be
done, when, all at once, the heavy beams
trembled and went down of their own weight,
burying all hands between masses of the
trestle work.
! New York's board of health is to handle all
contagious diseases by isolation.
The Pacific squadron has been ordered to
rendezvous at Honolulu.
Interest in President Cleveland's western
trip has intensified and spread out over Mis-
souri, since his letter withdrawing his ac-
ceptance of the invitation to visit ST. Louis.
The citizens have determined to bring
strong influence to bear on him, and num-
ber of letters have been received by Mayor
Francis from citizens from various parts of
the state urging another appeal This ap-
| peal will be made next week by a committee
of delegates from every county in the state
The yacht Mystery, loaded with about 40
| people, mostly woman and children, capSized
off Barren Island, near New York, and only
Is out of the 40 were saved. 1t was evening
and the people were returning from days
picnicking 1t is said that beer had
| flowed freely during the day and its influence
had extended even to the captain of the
yacht, who, in foolhardy attempt to make
fast time, brought about the disaster. The
scenes at the landing were heartrending and
lefy description,